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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993

MORE INSPECTIONS OF PASSENGER HOISTS IN THE PIPELINE

THE

* * * * *

PASSENGER

NEED FOR

FOR ARRANGEMENT SPECIAL INSPECTION HOISTS IN THE LONGER TERM WILL BE A SUBJECT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE WORKING GROUP SET UP UNDER THE WORKS BRANCH TO LOOK INTO FURTHER MEANS OF ENHANCING THE SAFE USE OF HEAVY MACHINERIES AND LIFTING ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, INCLUDING PASSENGER HOISTS.

APPLIANCES

IN THE MEANTIME, A CODE OF PRACTICE ON PASSENGER HOISTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTION, PREPARED WITH A VIEW TO RATIONALISING THE STANDARDS IN MAINTENANCE, TESTING AND EXAMINATION OF SUCH EQUIPMENT.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR SAMUEL MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HOIST

ROUND OF

THE SECRETARY NOTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PASSENGER ACCIDENT AT JAVA ROAD, THE GOVERNMENT HAD CARRIED OUT ONE INSPECTION AND A SECOND ROUND WAS STILL ONGOING.

ON WHETHER THE FIRST ROUND COVERING 86 HOISTS MAINLY FOCUSED CONTRACTORS HAD COMPLIED WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW.

"THESE INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT FALL ARRESTER, INTERLOCKING DEVICES FOR THE GATES, THE NOTICE FOR THE WORKING LOAD AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS ALLOWED TO BE

OF TEST, EXAMINATIONS THE RELEVANT

AND REPORTS CERTIFICATES INSPECTIONS UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES REGULATIONS," SAID MR LEUNG.

"NO OTHER IRREGULARITIES WERE FOUND APART FROM THOSE TO THE GATES."

SAFE CARRIED,

AND

(SAFETY)

RELATING

HE NOTED THAT THE IRREGULARITIES CONSTITUTED OFFENCES UNDER THE SUMMONSES CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS AND AS A RESULT SIX HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT AGAINST THE OFFENDERS.

IN

THE

MECHANICAL

THE

OF

LABOUR SECOND ROUND

INSPECTIONS BY JOINT

SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT

THE ELECTRICAL AND AND

HOIST KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL RANDOM CHECK EXERCISE, INSPECTIONS ON THE

A FULL-LOAD CAGE, LANDINGS, HOISTWAY, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND TEST WILL BE COVERED.

THE SAFETY DEVICE WHICH IS USED TO STOP THE HOIST DESCENT DURING AN ACCIDENT WILL ALSO BE TESTED.

FROM RAPID

WOULD BE

MR LEUNG SAID MORE INSPECTIONS OF SITES WITH HOISTS CARRIED OUT AND PROSECUTION ACTION TAKEN IF THERE WERE BREACHES OF THE RELEVANT SAFETY REGULATIONS.

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